JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER

JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER operates as a mid-sized elementary school in DORAL, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 785 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER shows that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 69% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate median household income runs about $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is J.C. BERMUDEZ DORAL SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JOHN I. SMITH K-8 CENTER comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 57%: 1,836 students in 2018 compared to 785 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.